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Churchill Court, WHITLEY BAY, NE25 8AG

This stone building, which is clearly shown on the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area published in 1865, was described in the 'Monkseaton Conservation Area Character Appraisal', published by North Tyneside Council in October 2006 as, "an important example of the more diminutive outhouses and cottages which must have characterised Bygate Road, Back Lane and The Fold before suburbanisation". During the 1840s it was said to have been known known as "Ramsay's Fort" because the owner, a certain Robert Ramsay, was supposed to have two imitation cannons on the roof, with the intention of frightening away the French should they ever invade". For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

Originally this single-storey stone-built property formed part of the outbuildings (byre, stable and turnip house) of Monkseaton Village Farm dating back to at least the 18th century. The building first came into use as a place of worship in 1899 when it was purchased by local dignitary and benefactor Col. T.W. Elliott, of nearby Monkseaton Cottage https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6765202, who converted the building into an Anglican church which in about 1913 came into the possession of the Methodist Church. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

When writing in his 1893-published book, 'Historical Notes on Cullercoats Whitley and Monkseaton', William Weaver Tomlinson said that in 1827, "the village supported three inns-the Black Horse, Three Horse Shoes and the Ship". The original Black Horse Inn was built in 1793 as a two-storey stone building, with a third floor being added later. In 1936 permission was granted for the building to demolished and replaced by the current building. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk

An artistic night-time shot of the Black Horse in Monkseaton. Taken from the upstairs window of 1 Chapel Lane by my father Terry Utterson in 1958.

A shot of the village green from the front garden of 1 Chapel Lane (my birthplace), taken in 1957. Shows the Ship Inn on the left, the Co-Op store in the centre and the Black Horse on the right.

A Monkseaton institution seemingly forever, Kelly's is an 'Aladdin's Cave' of DIY essentials including a cut-to-size timber supply service, along with a broad selection of electrical, plumbing, decorating and gardening materials and a whole lot more.

In his 1893-book, 'Historical Notes on Cullercoats Whitley and Monkseaton', William Weaver Tomlinson wrote that, "in 1827 the village supported three inns-the Black Horse, Three Horse Shoes and the Ship". An earlier inn, the Seven Stars, which was still in use in 1814, was by then no longer open. The original Ship Inn, which according to the date stone on the façade of the current building was built in 1688, was situated at what is now the entrance to Lyndhurst Road. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northytnesidewalks.co.uk

This is an interesting mid to late Georgian survival which was extended and adapted in the early 20th century, initially for residential use. It is thought that the property, which still retains its original thick stone walls, originated as a single storey cottage for farmworkers. The early 20th century century alterations illustrate its transformation to a higher status private dwelling and then to a Quaker Meeting House in 1910. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk